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A Shohei Ohtani Update: He’s Still Good
Stop the presses! → Read More
Andrew Painter Threw Five Pitches to Carlos Correa
One spring training at-bat can serve as a microcosm for the entire offesason. → Read More
Josiah Gray Threw Five Cutters
To cutter or not to cutter? That's the question facing a lot of young starters every spring, the Nationals' righty included. → Read More
Pitch Framing Is Evolving Along With the Strike Zone
If we want to understand pitch framing, we need to understand the way the strike zone has changed in the pitch tracking era. → Read More
Elvis Andrus Stays in Chicago, Shifts Over to Second
Elvis Andrus will be returning to the South Side, this time to play second base. There will be no Elvis Presley puns in this article. → Read More
We May Never Find Out How Good Umpires Can Be
Umpires are still getting better at calling balls and strikes, but before they can reach their ceiling, the robots will likely take matters into their own metal hands. → Read More
As Fastballs Fade, Establishing the Fastball Rides On
Amid league-wide changes in pitch mix, starters continue to throw significantly more fastballs in the first inning. → Read More
George Springer’s Not So Great, Still Very Good Year
In 2022, George Springer played through an elbow injury, walked less, hit the ball softer, and hit a ton more grounders. Oh, and he still had a great season. → Read More
Aging Curves and Platoon Splits: Introducing the Albert Zone
What do you call the period when a batter has declined to the point where they're still playable, but only against opposite-sided pitching? → Read More
The Bunt Double Is on the Verge of Extinction
With the criminalization of the infield shift, the best way to bunt yourself to second base is no longer. → Read More
Locke St. John and the Lateral Movers
Investigating which pitchers use both edges of the pitching rubber, and what they hope to gain by scooching over. → Read More
Ralph Garza Jr. and the Sometimes Sidearmers
Meet the pitchers who dramatically alter their release point when they're facing same-sided batters. → Read More
As It Was Foretold, Nathaniel Lowe Has Broken Out
The big first baseman had a miniature launch angle revolution. → Read More
Dominic Smith Secures a Position With the Nationals
After six years with the Mets, the former first-rounder might finally get the chance to be an everyday first baseman. → Read More
Amed Rosario Can’t Stop Running
The Cleveland shortstop leads the league in a statistic that's mostly made up but still informative. → Read More
Orioles Continue Playing Small Ball, Sign Mychal Givens
The Orioles continue to make short-term acquisitions, signing the reliable right-hander to a one-year deal with a mutual option for 2024. → Read More
Steven Kwan, Geraldo Perdomo, and the Victor Robles Problem
Let's find out whether rookies who don't hit the ball hard develop that skill in later years. → Read More
Nationals Find Their Veteran Starter in Trevor Williams
The right-hander signed a two-year, $13 million deal and will bring some much needed dependability to Washington's rotation. → Read More
Mets Bolster Starting Rotation With Two-Year Deal for José Quintana
The newest team of Quintana's career is the first of his career, where he'll be asked to eat innings at the back of the rotation. → Read More
The 2022 Reds Broke Records and Battered Batters
The Reds broke hit-by-pitch records that dated back to the 19th century, and it was a true team effort. → Read More